Scramble for Africa 11: Theodore Herzl, the Uganda Plan, and the Zionist Scramble for East Africa

At the first Zionist Congress in 1897, delegates agreed to pursue the colonization of Palestine. But at the Sixth Zionist Congress in 1903, Theodor Herzl presented a proposal for a colony in East Africa – he presented it as a mere stepping stone to Zion, but it caused bitter divisions among the delegates. We tell … Continue reading "Scramble for Africa 11: Theodore Herzl, the Uganda Plan, and the Zionist Scramble for East Africa"